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Mindaugas

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-03-25

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[in progres] Everything is working on linux! Is it possible?

My main system at the moment is windowsXP
I am coming back from time to time to archlinux  I am from v 0.6, I think.
I tried mac os x86 couple days ago. It was not windows, no antivirus, no stress, nice looking.

And i liked it, but! I haven't apple computer. It was good feeling  And I just want good system with everything working on it.! Everything. But not windows!!! please. With archlinux?
And not only working, but nice looking. Fonts etc.

I mean my iPOD, Epson printer, Logitech webcam, wireless network, wpa2 - working?
Ok I know that skype linux version won't support video. But maybe any other msn like program.
Or maybe skype with wine?

And I need photoshop working. Hmm maybe Gimp  will be fine.

What do think guys? Is it possible?

Would You help to create/setup if its possible?

Pentium 4GHhz HT
512RAM
ATI x1300xt 512MB
Epson R300
Ipod nano
Hard drive 160GB
ext hard drive 500MB
card reader

Situation at the moment:

[+] Ipod banshee fine, gtkpod permission problems. Banshee ok, was missing gstreamer0.10-plugins for codecs
[-] Epson R300 printer/ not started yet
[+] GIMP
[-] webcam / not started yet
[+]gui networking with wpa-psk | easy http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Networkmanager
[+]automounting CD DVD etc. | perfect!
[+] NEROlinux

Last edited by Mindaugas (2007-04-20 12:55:17)

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Re: [in progres] Everything is working on linux! Is it possible?

if you want everything working off the bat..or a much shorter step to everything working....
then I might recommend fedora, ubuntu, or maybe mandrake. They do alot more for the user setup-wise.
May be worth a look.

If you want to invest some time, and work towards getting things working (it may take some more effort), then I am sure people around here will answer your questions if you ask them.

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Mindaugas

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-03-25

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Re: [in progres] Everything is working on linux! Is it possible?

To invest some time is not a problem.
Archlinux is fine. Just not shore about video skype, ipod, and printer.
I start today, Installed fresh voodoo.
Fixed ATI drivers. XFCE4 for the moment.
I'll setup basic things first.
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Mikko777

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Registered: 2006-10-30

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Re: [in progres] Everything is working on linux! Is it possible?

Ok I know that skype linux version won't support video. But maybe any other msn like program.
Or maybe skype with wine?

Very good question! That annoys the hell out of me atm. Skype doesn't seem to work with wine and gaim doesn't support
skypes private protocols. ekiga works but is  more like netmeeting...

What do think guys? Is it possible?

Yes.

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lloeki

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Registered: 2007-02-20

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Re: [in progres] Everything is working on linux! Is it possible?

photoshop -> may I recommend krita

for video/audio chat, with msn or yahoo protocols, IIRC both kopete and gaim support them

you can install them without installing a full-blown kde desktop.

my ipod nano works like a charm with gtkpod, and now with banshee (except for id3 tags which contain ONLY japanese, and only when I read them back in banshee)

epson printer, check cups+gutenprint drivers

wpa2, no problem with wpa_supplicant. wireless drivers is another question, but it's much less a problem nowadays.

Last edited by lloeki (2007-04-19 14:01:17)

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Re: [in progres] Everything is working on linux! Is it possible?

And I need photoshop working. Hmm maybe Gimp  will be fine.

Older versions of Photoshop should run with Wine. Never versions are heavily locked with DRM software that the Wine project will not implement. Krita is not anywhere in the ballpark of Photoshop, nor will it be for a long time. Gimp is still the most powerful of the free bitmap editors. And the Gimp devs are now starting to toss around the idea of having some full time payed developers in order to get GEGL fully integrated. That will end the necessity of Photoshop for almost everyone. Of course, no one actually knows when that will happen.